Bug #761

- Fixed bug #761, in which the 'prepend' and 'append' commands failed to
  generate an error when no text was provided (thanks to Aikido Guy).

ChangeLog

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
    are quoted (thanks to Duane Waddle).
  + Applied patch for Bug #746, which added missing documentation for the 'entry'
    report column (thanks to Duane Waddle).
+ + Fixed bug #761, in which the 'prepend' and 'append' commands failed to
+   generate an error when no text was provided (thanks to Aikido Guy).
  + Fixed bug #762, #763, so that modifications to tasks are considered 'write'
    commands, and therefore update shadow files (thanks to Aikido Guy).
  + Applied patch for Bug #770, which fixed a broken build (thanks to Christopher

src/command.cpp

@@ -1946,6 +1946,9 @@ int handleModify (std::string& outs)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int handleAppend (std::string& outs)
 {
+  if (!context.task.has ("description"))
+    throw std::string ("Additional text must be provided.");
+
   int rc = 0;
   int count = 0;
   std::stringstream out;
@@ -2027,6 +2030,9 @@ int handleAppend (std::string& outs)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int handlePrepend (std::string& outs)
 {
+  if (!context.task.has ("description"))
+    throw std::string ("Additional text must be provided.");
+
   int rc = 0;
   int count = 0;
   std::stringstream out;